AGENDA
NATIONAL ARTS MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT & TICKETING CONFERENCE, San Francisco
Holiday Inn San Francisco—Golden Gateway
1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109
Tuesday, July 18
Registration; Lobby
8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE
Do We Need a New Vision for the Arts?
8:45 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Kay Sprinkel Grace
Reshaping the Patron Experience and Saving Money with Digital Program Books
10:20 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
David Dombrosky
Igniting Donors’ Passions At Small To Mid-Size Organizations
10:20 a.m. – 11:10 p.m.; Oregon/Nevada
Carol Eggers, Sherri Young, Gregory Hunt, Alicia Tos
Audience Opinions And Roles In Your Equity Work
11:20 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Surale Phillips
New Ways To Tell Our Stories: Strategies & Tactics For Connecting With Audiences to Bring Them [Back]
11:20 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.; Oregon/Nevada
Jennifer Edwards, Adrian Madison Cairo
Lunch On Your Own
12:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The Changing Face Of Arts Advocacy: What Is Different Going Forward Into A New Reality?
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Julie Baker
Put Butts In Seats With Words
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.; Oregon/Nevada
Larry Dean Harris
5 Steps To Optimize Your Website For Maximum Effectiveness
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
LaMae Weber, Behnam Ataee
The 30-Second Delivery: Your Story In 100 Words
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.; Oregon/Nevada
Larry Dean Harris
Reception
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
One-on-Ones
3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Wednesday, July 19
Registration; Lobby
8:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PLENARY
Building Audiences And Donors After A Pandemic
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Kay Sprinkel Grace, Rebecca Nestle, TJ Gorton, Adam Thurman
THE BOLD BRAND LAB
Purpose And Capacity For New Ways Forward
9:55 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Surale Phillips, Laura Bessinger-Morse, Cheryl Baldwin
Reception
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
One-on-Ones
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Lunch With The Experts
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Dessert With The Experts
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Ways To Diversify And Grow Your Audience With Social Media
1:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Art Quiñones, Meghan Crosby-Joliffe, Raquel Basco, Ashley Johnson-Schwartz, Nakia Gibbs
People, Not Pyramids: What Really Drives Patron Loyalty Today?
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
Bethany Nothstein
Closing Remarks
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Gold Rush Ballroom
John Zorn
Our Sponsors
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Dream Warrior Group provides graceful yet technologically savvy solutions for Arts organizations. The goal-driven services focus on audience and action. As your technology advocate, we will be your ally and can manage and fully implement your online presence. Our services (à la carte or contracted) include: Web site design and development, e-marketing, e-promotion, social media management and optimization. We implement your message in a digital environment.
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InstantEncore powers over one million patron experiences every year. helps arts and culture organizations thrive. Our two innovative mobile services – Appscension and InsideGuide - breakdown barriers to attendance, increase convenience for patrons, and drive ROI for you.
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BroadwayWorld is the largest theatre site on the internet, covering Broadway, the West End and beyond to 100 US cities, 45 countries and in 12 languages worldwide. With over six million monthly visitors, BroadwayWorld delivers complete up-to-the-minute Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre news, in-depth interviews, extraordinary photo coverage, entertaining video features, lively message boards, ticket discounts, reviews, and more.
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Spektrix is a ticketing, marketing and fundraising solution made specifically for the performing arts. With cloud-based technology and world-class support, Spektrix helps 400+ organizations across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. grow their revenue and deepen patron relationships. We do this through providing a system with frequent and seamless upgrades, sophisticated reporting, and free strategic consultation from experienced arts professionals.
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Schedule
Keynote (Program starts at 8:45 a.m.)
Breakouts
Lunch on Your Own
Breakouts
Opening Reception with one-on-ones
July 19, 2023:
Morning Plenary (Program starts at 8:45 a.m.)
The Bold Brand Lab
Networking Reception with one-on-ones
Roundtables with the Experts
Closing Plenary
Conference ends at 4:00 p.m.
Program and speakers subject to change.
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